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Maternal tobacco use during pregnancy in South Africa: results from a national population-based survey

Phaswana-Mafuya, N.; Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (2020-06-26)

Tobacco use in pregnancy is linked with various negative health effects. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of maternal tobacco use during pregnancy and sociodemographic and health correlates. Data of ever ...
Rural-urban health disparities among older adults in South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Phaswana-Mafuya, N.; Pengpid, S. (2020-06-25)

There are limited studies assessing rural-urban disparities among older adults in Africa including South Africa. This study explores rural-urban health disparities among older adults in a population-based survey in South ...
High physical activity is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among individuals aged 15 years and older in South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (2020-06-25)

Some research seems to suggest that physical activity (PA) was beneficial for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined the association between levels of PA and PTSD among individuals 15 years and above ...
Editorial: drawing open the curtain to home-based interventions

Van Heerden, A.; Comulada, W.S.; Kolozali, S.; Kohrt, B. (2020-06-25)

Providing facility-based care to the billions of people living in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) is a challenge due to the multitude of barriers people face in accessing these sites. Unaffordable transportation ...
Is South Africa winning the war on poverty and inequality?: what do the available statistics tell us?

Sekyere, E.; Gordon, S.; Pienaar, G.; Bohler-Muller, N. (Pretoria University Law Press, 2020-06-25)

The chapter examines three primary dimensions of social inequality in South Africa, namely, income inequality, poverty and human development, and access to services. We seek to ascertain whether the implementation of a ...
A systematic review regarding women's emotional and psychological experiences of high-risk pregnancies

Isaacs, N.Z.; Andipatin, M.G. (2020-06-25)

High-risk pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that negatively affects the health of the mother, the baby, or both. High-risk pregnancy evokes a range of emotional and psychological experiences for the expectant mother, and can ...
Stigma interdependence among pregnant HIV-infected couples in a cluster randomized controlled trial from rural South Africa

Abbamonte, J.M.; Ramlagan, S.; Lee, T.K.; Cristofari, N.V.; Weiss, S.M.; Peltzer, K.; Sifunda, S.; Jones, D.L. (Elsevier, 2020-06-25)

Stigma can exacerbate negative health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH). This longitudinal, cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa, examined the interdependence of HIV-related stigma ...
Differences in uptake of the DREAMS intervention in Lesotho among adolescent girls and young women

Van Heerden, A.; Sausi, K.; Oliver, D.; Phakoe, M.; Mehale, M. (Taylor and Francis, 2020-06-25)

The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Partnership is an initiative to reduce new HIV infections in Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in 15 sub Saharan countries. It is implemented ...
Implementation evaluation of the Service Delivery Improvement Programme

Hongoro, C.; Marinda, E.; Rule, S.; Lunga, W.; Nwosu, C.; Mathentamo, Q.; Magampa, M.; Lawana, N.; Ramasobane, K.; Ntlangula, M.; Majikijela, Y.; Masilela, T. (2020-06-25)

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) was tasked with conducting an evaluation of Service Delivery Improvement Plans (SDIPs) that were implemented during the cycles of 2012???2015 and 2015???2018. The evaluation ...
Worlds apart: social attitudes to restitution in South Africa

Nyamnjoh, A.N.; Swartz, S.; Roberts, B.; Gordon, S.; Struwig, J. (University of Pretoria, 2020-06-25)

Given the urgency of redressing South Africa's unjust legacies of the past, we interrogate the nature of support and opposition to restitution in South Africa. Informed by responses to the nationally representative South ...
Determinants of motivation among healthcare workers in the East African community between 2009-2019: a systematic review

Muthuri, R.N.D.K.; Senkubuge, F.; Hongoro, C. (MDPI, 2020-06-23)

Healthcare workers are an essential element in the functionality of the health system. However, the health workforce impact on health systems tends to be overlooked. Countries within the Sub-Saharan region such as the six ...
Access to and satisfaction with basic services in informal settlements: results from a baseline assessment survey

Mutyambizi, C.; Mokhele, T.; Ndinda, C.; Hongoro, C. (2020-06-25)

: Subjective responses of satisfaction with basic services delivery is an indicator of service delivery performance. This study provides an overview of the status of basic service delivery and determines the factors ...
The role of the South African Human Rights Commission in ensuring state accountability to address poverty

Adams, R. (Pretoria University Law Press, 2020-06-23)

Since its inception at the dawn of South Africa's new democracy the South African Human Rights Commission has focused much of its efforts in securing the human rights of the country's poor and marginalised citizens. As ...
Rethinking open government as innovation for inclusive development: open access, data and ICT in South Africa

Plantinga, P.; Adams, R. (Routledge, 2020-06-23)

Open government has come to be closely associated with innovation for inclusive development (IID). These two areas of practice and research have converged around similar mechanisms aimed at achieving inclusive development ...
Daily tobacco use and problem drinking among urban adults in South Africa: a longitudinal study

Peltzer, K.; Chao, L-W.; Ramlagan, S.; Szrek, H. (2020-06-23)

There is a lack of longitudinal studies investigating daily tobacco use and problem drinking in Africa. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of daily tobacco use and problem drinking and to determine the ...
Social determinants of depression among adults in South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (Routledge, 2020-06-23)

The aim of this study was to investigate the social determinants of depression in a large population-based survey in six of 11 provinces in South Africa. In a cross-sectional Community-level Social Dynamics Survey (CLSD) ...
Service providers' perceptions of families caring for children with disabilities in resource-poor settings in South Africa

Khan, G.; Isaacs, D.; Makoae, M.G.; Fluks, L.L.; Mokhele, T.; Mokomane, Z. (Wiley Publishing Company, 2020-06-23)

Caring for children with disabilities (CWD) is a challenging task for families and service providers alike. Even though previous research has explored experiences and perceptions of families who care for CWD, research ...
Rupturing or reinforcing inequality?: the role of education in South Africa today

Allais, S.; Cooper, A.; Shalem, Y. (Sage, 2020-02-13)

This paper contributes to debates about the complexity of the multi-directional relationships between education, poverty, and inequality in South Africa today, by engaging with findings from an important body of research ...
Women in their full diversity?: provincial government responses to socio-economic exclusion of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in Gauteng

Isaacs, N.; Lynch, I.; Shabangu, C.; Reygan, F.; Neluheni, M. (2020-03-18)

In the past, women???s participation in the labour force was largely limited to their domestic roles. Along with changes in gender norms, post-apartheid employment equity legislation and attempts to 'mainstream' gender in ...
Sustainable development goals and institutions of higher education

Nhamo, G.; Mjimba, V. (Springer, 2020-04-13)

This volume brings together both theoretical and case study based contributions to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), presenting an impactful combination ...

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